EPA v. ACUSHNET COMPANY

Case summary

THIS IS A PRE-REFERRAL NEGOTIATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 22 PRPS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE REMEDIAL DESIGN/REMEDIAL ACTION OF THE FIRST OPERABLE UNIT AT THIS SITE (COST APPROXIMATELY $10.1 MILLION) AND RECOVERY OF APPROXIMATELY $3.2 MILLION IN PAST COSTS. SULLIVANS LEDGE IS A FORMER QUARRY AREA IN NEW BEDFORD. FROM THE 1930'S UNTIL THE 1970'S IT OPERATED AS A DISPOSAL SITE FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTES. THE SITE WAS PLACED ON THE NPL IN 1985. SITE SOILS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH PCBS AND PAHS, WHILE GROUNDWATER IS CONTAMINATED WITH VOCS. THE ROD WAS ISSUED ON 6/29/89.

Defendants (14)

• ACUSHNET COMPANY, INC
• AMCA INTERNATIONAL CORP.,Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• AMTEL, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• AVX CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.,Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BRITTANY DYEING & PRINTING CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CHAMBERLAIN MANUFACTURINGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• COMMONWEALTH ELECTRIC COMAPNYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• COMMONWEALTH GAS COMPANY
• EMHART CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• GULF & WESTERN, INC.,Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC.,Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO.,Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SULLIVAN'S LEDGE

  HATHAWAY RD, NEW BEDFORD, MA, 02740

  Registry ID: 110009290178

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122 — Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ACUSHNET COMPANY ET AL.entered 1991-06-11

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1988-11-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1989-12-29PRN Sent
• 1990-09-27Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1991-03-05Complaint Filed With Court
• 1991-06-11Final Order Lodged
• 1991-06-11Final Order Entered
• 1991-06-11Concluded